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FZNT24 KNHC 010250
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1050 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

GMZ001-011500-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
1050 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will
linger in the eastern Gulf tonight and spread over much of the
basin over the next few days. The pressure gradient between high
pressure over the eastern United States and lower pressures in
Texas and Mexico support increasing winds to moderate to fresh
speeds across the basin tonight. The gradient will weaken from
west to east by Fri into the weekend as a frontal boundary
approaches the western Gulf waters, possibly moving into the basin
by the end of the weekend with weakening winds and subsiding seas
ahead of it. Increasing winds and building seas are possible
behind the very slow moving or stalling front.

$$

GMZ040-011500-
NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-
1050 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early
morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

GMZ041-011500-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
1050 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ056-011500-
N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-
1050 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S
swell.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt early in
the evening. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ057-011500-
NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-
1050 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 85W, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt E
of 85W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt
early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than
5 kt E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 ft or less in S
swell early in the morning.

$$

GMZ058-011500-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
1050 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 96W, and variable less than
5 kt E of 96W. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt W of 96W, and variable less than 5 kt
E of 96W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W of 96W, N winds 15 to 20 kt. E of 96W, E to SE winds
10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and NE to E
10 kt E of 96W. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ045-011500-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
1050 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt
early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, E to SE winds
10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ046-011500-
Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
1050 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the
morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in
the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ047-011500-
SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of
Florida-
1050 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ048-011500-
SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-
1050 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late
evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt early in
the evening. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 kt. Elsewhere,
NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to
3 ft or less early in the morning.

$$

GMZ049-011500-
Central Bay of Campeche-
1050 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 to
15 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...S of 20N, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to N early in the
evening. N of 20N, SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early
afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE early in the
morning. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...S of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early
in the evening. N of 20N, E winds 10 kt in the late morning and
early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ050-011500-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
1050 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and
early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, E
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E early in the morning.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and
early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, E
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

Forecaster Delgado